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by James Katz, MD, MPH Two months ago, I got a call from Sam North at Quest Diagnostics. The Cleveland Clinic had launched a new Preventive Medicine program with Quest, and based on our lab profile, Age Management Boston stood…
Hemochromatosis is a genetically determined trait to store excess iron, which is stored in a protein called ferritin. As iron levels rise, it results gradually in fatigue, joint pain, weakness, weight loss, and stomach pain. Many patients are told they are “just getting older.” The iron is silently depositing everywhere from the brain to the feet. At the time of diagnosis, 25% of patients already have cirrhosis of the liver. Other findings include depression, renal failure, heart failure, dementia, diabetes...
Viagra lost patent protection this year, and in a feeding frenzy, firms selling its generic equivalent (sildenafil citrate) are angling for a slice of Pfizer’s 2 billion dollar per year pie. There are a dizzying assortment of prices, from Pfizer’s…
Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to die from heart disease than adults without diabetes. At least 68 percent of people age 65 or older with diabetes die from some form of heart disease; and 16% die…
The Testosterone Trials: Looking for Complications in All the Wrong Places The NIH trials of testosterone replacement in older men (The TTrials) concluded in April. Over 50,00 volunteers were screened to create a study group of 790 men. The average…
Proper Doses of Testosterone Reduces Heart Attack Risk A new Veteran’s Administration study looked at records of 83,000 men, average age 66, with no evidence of heart disease or stroke and low total testosterone (TT) at the beginning…
